Smiles, Serves & Smashes
New England
Pickleball Hub
Courts, tournaments, paddle reviews, and local stories — hosted by your USA Pickleball Ambassador for North Central Massachusetts.
🎾 Meet the family that runs the site — Les, Donna & Jason Regan.
About us →Your Guide to Pickleball in New England
New England pickleball is booming — from indoor clubs in the Massachusetts snow belt to seacoast courts in New Hampshire and Rhode Island — and Regan Family Pickleball is your guide to all of it. I'm Jason Regan, a USA Pickleball Ambassador and PCI-certified coach based in North Central Massachusetts, and I built this site to help players across all six New England states find where to play, what to play with, and how to get better.
Looking for a game? Our court directory maps hundreds of indoor and outdoor courts across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Maine. Shopping for a paddle? We've hands-tested and reviewed 700+ paddles so you can buy with confidence, whatever your budget or play style. Want to level up? Our skills library breaks down every shot — dinks, drops, resets, serves — in plain English, and our coach directory connects you with local instruction.
You'll also find a running tournament calendar for the whole region, weekly court and paddle spotlights, and original New England pickleball news you won't get from the national sites. Whether you picked up a paddle last week or you're chasing your next medal — welcome. You're in the right place.
UMass Lowell Pickleball Homecoming Slam
📍 UMass Lowell Campus Rec Center · Lowell, MA · Oct 16–17, 2026
Indoor homecoming-weekend tournament at UMass Lowell's rec center, and about as close to North Central Mass as a big field gets — well over 100 players already in. DUPR and skill-based doubles from 3.0 to 4.5 with 55-plus age divisions. Registration closes Oct 12.
The Half-Volley in Pickleball: Handling Balls at Your Feet
The half-volley in pickleball: how to hit the short-hop ball at your feet in the transition zone — technique, when to use it, and drills to stop popping it up.
Most popular: How to Dink · The Third-Shot Drop · Tournament Formats · How to Play
Independent Paddle Reviews
Three top-rated paddles from our 700+ database — a fresh trio every week. Side-by-side Pickleball Studio and John Kew ratings, plus Ambassador discount codes when available.
Not sure what to swing?
Answer a few quick questions and we’ll match you to paddles that fit your game, budget, and style — no guesswork, no sales pitch.
PickleBOS - South Boston
Boston, MA
South Boston; scoring system; bar; strong open play program
📍 379r Dorchester Ave, Boston, MA
What's Happening
Aggregated news from USA Pickleball, the PPA Tour, Pickleball Magazine, The Dink, and Pickleball Studio — plus original commentary from a New England point of view.
Pickleball by State
Courts, lessons, and a local guide for every New England state. Pick yours: